Check book



Jan. 5, 1926. 1,568,128

v w. c. 8158 CHECK BOOK Filed Juhe 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 5, 1926.

CHECK BOOK 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 25, 1925 gwucmtoc WILLIAM 6'. 5/55 JVIWESSEG Maw Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CUB BB; F LOUISA, VIRGINIA.

CHECK. BOOK.

Application filed June 23, 1925v Serial No. 39,111.

useful Improvements in Check Books, of

which the'following is a, specification.

Thisinvention appertains tonovel means for holding checks and their stubs within a suitable back or cover, so that the stubs can be readily removed from the cover,

a when allof the checks have been used, to

permita new grou or pad of checks to be associated therewith. I v

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel check book embodying aback with the checks or stubs loosely mounted therein and held in place at one corner by a stud of novel construction, sons to permit thestubs to be readily swung to one side of the cover, to permit the under- 1 ing stubs to be easily ifilled in with the esired data. r

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for engaging the check stubs so as to normally prevent swinging movement of the said stubs out of the back. I A" further object of the invention. is to provide a novel check book having a stud carried by one corner of the cover thereof for receiving the check stubs, and novel means mounted upon the stud for preventing: displacement of said stubs butpermitting a swinging movement thereof to one sideoof the book, means being provided at another corner 'of the cover of the book for normally preventing swinging movement of the said stubs and the checks carried thereby.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel check 'book embodying a back, and novel means for detachably associating a pad'or a' sheaf of checks and stubs detachably with the back, the means per- V mitting the check stubs to be movedto one side of the back to permit the convenient filling in of the other stubs when necessary.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel check book of the above character, which will be durable and eflicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to" manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a check book constructed in accordance with this invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a check book constructed in accordance with this invention, showing one of the covers there- 'of in open position to display the checks and stubs to view,

Figure 3 is a detail view of the inner face of one cover of the check book back showing the novel means associated therewith for receiving and holding the checks and stubs, the means for holding the checks and stubs against normal swinging movement being shown in section,

Figure 4 is a detail section taken on the line 4:-4: of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the novel means employed for holding the checks and stubs in position on the back and for permitting swinging movement of the stubs to facilitate the filling in of the stubs,

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the novel stud bolt utilized for holding the checks and stubs on the back,

Figure 6 is a detail perspective View of the clip utilized for normally preventing swinging movement of the check and stubs on the said stud bolt,

Figure 7 is a detail section taken on the line 77 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the clip for preventing normal swinging movement of the said checks and stubs,

Figure 8 is a detail section taken on the line. 88 of Figure 3 showing the novel means employed for holding the clip in position on the said book back,

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of the check book.

Referring to a the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the" letter A generally indicates the improved check book, which can be of any desired size for holding a single row of checks and stubs or a plurality of rowsofchecks and stubs. As shown in the drawings, the check book is of a size for receiving two rows of checks.

The novel check book A comprises a back 10 including the covers 11 and 12 connected together by 'a suitable flexible binding strip 13, The cover 10 is adapted 9 iQoeive a used, which greatlplurality o f l eares ls' wh i'e'h areperforatedand ClinChGCliOiQl the" same as? at 23. The and printed to provide cheeks and stubs outer end of the attaching plate 31 carries 16. The leaves Ll aredetaehably connected an upstanding arm 84 for engaging the with the back in a noxtiinseam-51s will be diner edgsd'rtlre leaves and this serves as now described and in view of the fact that means for alining the leaves and permitting when all. of said leaves have been used, a swinging nioyeinent thereof. The upper new set of leaves can be:used'fiv'it'li the biiek, end of jthea-rni is provided with a tongue it can be seen that the back can be repeatedly $35 which can be resiliently maintained in -di'in'inishes the 'cost of engagement with said leaves. This"tongue This es thebank an opper- '35'lies insubstantial piartallel relation ,to the the book.

tui'iity to "i'urnish their'ci'i'steiners a relaattaching plate 31. In view of the thinness earner 'of 'the' back; for

end of the Stud 19 ispromcted with red'uced threaded extension;

tiyeiy high" grade 'of-back 'and'thenwnly of the attaching plate -31 and the disk furnish the customers with unboundsheaves shaped plate 20 the-eoyering paper for the 'ofeh'eeks wlrenne ed'ed'. bae'lh'li cambe glued directly'there'orer to In accordance with"thisinventi'on 1- prohide thesaiiie (from View, it: desirable.

"In use"ofthe improved checkbook; the

cks 15 are fillech out; in the ordinary and this means 18 is soeonstructed to manner and detached from the/{stubs :16 aii wtui-ei'ngin'evemeneof th'e' stub-portions whi'ch' are -left within-ithee'over 10. It is iebf t'he leaves after the cheeks "have been inerely necessary to disengage the stubs -16 written to "one"side *of the loweri'n'ost ibi tienrtheelip and swing-thesaid stubs on a the stud 25 to one side ofthercovei':wlriehwill 'ov'eithe old t peof'eheck'beu ,in' whichit initreadyfilling in' ofthe'said check stub is necessary to pullfback'and hold thestubs without any inconvenience 'o'n the-part-ot infan'elet'ateil p'ojsit-ioirtvl'i en new" stub is the writer. being iiiled out.

While I have sh'oWnthe 30 and-the This in'ea i's'isembodies a"eyl'hidricai stud" stud '19 carried the'uniterend oi -the.

l9 em-fatt :Ythin d sk' shaped piste -20. "153 1; 11 f: 1 1 7 -10 the i il t b d The Stud 19 adapted "to i inserted at'ene li p canbe'oariied by'the baekflilassho'wn nstan'ce the o'ijiter in Figure 9 of the drawings anclean'bearupper'eorne'r ofthe 11 untilthe thin ranged either'at tlie -inner' orouter edge disk shaped plate 20- c'o'inesjin"cent'act with thereof. th'e outer face oft-h c0ve1-. L inyn'i'ei'ins ic'an Theupper ends of stubs 16 can be providbe provided for ho'idi'ngth'eihin diskslia ped ed with a second'group fihles '36-'punched P 90 11365 011' on the cover; an as thereiirinspaced relatioirto the first group shewirtheiperip'liery-of th'ebase is, proi ed -o'f holes '27 which permits the; stubs to be E1 readily placed upon afile' aiter the stubs withihdially exteiidiir; i e

ilfOLtgh 'the'back ii, We been all filled'in and rem'ov'ed fromthe 21 which ean be forced as at 22amtensdver as tee. TiEe OuteY' said"cover.

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p r 1f Ia cheek book; a cover having a fepfevide'alified p' g 7' gib'a'clc; apli'irali'tyof cheeks'a'rrangedaonl the the-stud 19 andby th'i'ead'ing th'e n'u'tfE ZG'OD Bank-having stubs," ineans'i'or pi votally eonwith the shoulder "defined by said reducedfing a 'stud'bolt e xte'n'ding'sthrough one tor entensioin'th'e leaves e'an' "he'ld iiji }p'osi-"ner 'oi tl'ieeov'er,ai'eiatively thin disk shaped tion on the but]; li view 0'1"the*shoulder plat forn' ed{011 '011Qendmf the situd; bolt n n ativelythinnut 'fitted'iipon sired. theop-p'e'site "end of the stud bolt, and a clip prevent 'jswlnglng-fearried by the opposite eo'rnerof the back i'iiov'enient of the leaves 'on the stud 19"the "'foi-detachably engaging tllSEtiCliChGOk'StllbS attaching \Vitil lowere'orne'r of the baekfll 'be' provided' at a point'remote from said stud bolt.

1 suitable niet'a1lieclip 80 fo'ren gaging 2. In a ch'e'ck 'b'oo'k, a' cover including a the said leafe's. This'c'lip 30'einb'6dies an"ba'ck,*anda plurality of superimposed leaves plate SIHOFe'ngaging' the outer"afia1'1'ged on the bare perforated and 'prinb face ofthe back ll and-the; longitudinal ed'to "(1efine-banlechcks and check stubs,

- edges of sa 1 'ttachingplate' *canbegpjro: a"

n t 7 udbol't extending through'fonerorner Vided wlthplietlatlng tongues32 whlch areoi the back and throi'igh one corner of the adapted to be lnserted through the cover check stubs, means rigidly connecting one end of the stud bolt to the back, detachable means engaging the opposite end of the stud bolt for preventing accidental movement of the check stubs from oil of the same, and means for normally preventing the swinging movement of a check stub on the stud bolt including a clip having an attaching plate connected with the back at a point remote from said bolt, a laterally extending arm formed on one end of the attaching plate for engaging the edges of the check stubs, and a tongue carried by the arm for engaging the outer faces of the stubs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM C. BIBB. 

